After 18 months at the Burn Unit at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Alvin Shell and his family stop for a photo before making the drive home to Fort Bragg, N.C, During his time at Brooke he underwent more than 30 surgeries and countless hours of rehabilitation. The family lived together during his recovery at the Fisher House at Fort Sam Houston. “My older boys had to change schools twice. They never complained," Shell says. "They were real troopers." Baby Jachin is between Alvin and Danielle. In the front row are Trey, left, and Sean. (Photo courtesy of Alvin Shell)

After 18 months at the Burn Unit at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Alvin Shell and his family stop for a photo before making the drive home to Fort Bragg, N.C, During his time at Brooke he underwent more than 30 surgeries and countless hours of rehabilitation. The family lived together during his recovery at the Fisher House at Fort Sam Houston. “My older boys had to change schools twice. They never complained,” Shell says. “They were real troopers.” Baby Jachin is between Alvin and Danielle. In the front row are Trey, left, and Sean. (Photo courtesy of Alvin Shell)